TEN DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED IN ABUJA STAMPEDE DURING CATHOLIC CHURCH FOOD DISTRIBUTION
No fewer than 10 persons have died, while many sustained varying degrees of injuries in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama,...
NIGER REP. MILITARY JUNTA SUMMONS NIGERIAN ENVOY OVER SECURITY ISSUES
The foreign minister of junta-ruled Niger has summoned the charge d’affaires at the Nigerian embassy, accusing the neighbouring nation of “serving as a rear base”...
SHIRORO – KATAMPE TRANSMISSION LINE VANDALIZED
The Shiroro – Katampe transmission line has again been vandalized. A statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN states that vandals stole...
NIGERIAN ARMY PROMOTES 108 OFFICERS TO MAJOR GENERAL, BRIGADIER GENERAL
The Army Council has on 19 Thursday, December 2024, approved the promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and...
MTN ORDERED TO PAY N15M DAMAGES TO CUSTOMER OVER UNSOLICITED SERVICES
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday, ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay N15 million damages over the...
LIBEL: DELE FAROTIMI GRANTED BAIL
Barred from Granting Press Interviews A magistrate court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State has granted human rights activist, Dele Farotimi bail in the sum of...
US COURT JAILS NIGERIAN MAN 30 YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
To Forfeit Over $20million A court in the District of Utah, United States of America, has found a Nigerian US-based man, Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54...
LAGOS GOVT HIGHLIGHTS NEW ROLE IN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
In a groundbreaking development for Nigeria's electricity sector, Lagos State has officially taken control of its electricity market following the transfer of regulatory oversight...
IBADAN STAMPEDE: MURIC CONDOLES VICTIMS, CALLS FOR TRUTH, TRANSPARENCY
The Oyo State Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condoled the victims of the Ibadan Stampede incident at Islamic High School Basorun, Ibadan....
LAGOS GOVT HOSTS 2024 WOMEN’S ASSEMBLY TO EMPOWER, CELEBRATE WOMEN (PHOTOS)
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to advancing and empowering women, describing them as the pillars of communities,...